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Cold To See Clear

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Cold To See Clear, Nada Surf
(Capo on 2nd fret)
**Note: the song can be played with the chords in their standard fingering patterns and 
it will sound fine.
But to play more faithfully to the original (the way Matthew Caws plays it), the 
fingering patterns for the
three chords in the Intro, Verse, and Outro can be played as:
e|---D0---------A0---------Em0-------|
B|---7---------5---------8-------|
G|---0---------0---------0-------|
D|---7---------7---------9-------|
A|---5---------0---------7-------|
E|-----------------------0-------|
[Intro]
DClothes Amake the Emman. The house mAakes the hDeart,
don’t get me sAtarted about how Emhard it is
to sDtart or stay on tArack, or dEmon’t dream,
or dDo whether you Awant, or wEmant not to.
[Chorus]
GWhat I arrived Dto, the rAadio took me, the rEmadio radio mGade me.
What can I Ddo but dAre-------Em-am?
GWhat can we Ddo, but lAisten to stories, Emwretched or glorious?G  
Is it me and yDou in other sAce-------nes?
[Verse]
DI don’t mAind if it’s rEmaining. AI don’t mind if it’s Dhot.
I don’t mAind what you’re Emthinking.A  
and I don’t mind if you’re Dnot.
        short interlude/bridge to chorus: D    A    Em    A
[Chorus]
GWhat I arrived Dto, the aAirwaves they took me, the Emradio radio mGade me.
What can I Ddo but dAre-------Em-am?
GWhat can we Ddo, but Alisten to stories, Emwretched or glorious?G  
Is it me and Dyou in other sAce-----nes?G  
Where I found my Deyes, it’s lAoving that took me
It's EmSundays out walking the Gmile. The son makes the Dma--A--n.
[Bridge]
A little cAold to see cEmlear.
A little cAold to see cEmle-------------Dar.
CAold to see cEmlear.
A little cAold to see Emclear.
A little cAold to see cEmle-------------Dar.
[Chorus]
GWhat I arrived Dto, the aAirwaves they took me, the rEmadio radio mGakes me.
What else can I Ddo but Adre-------Emam?
    GWhat can we Ddo, but lAisten to stories, wEmretched or glorious?G  
Is it me and Dyou in other Asce-----nes?G  
Where I found my Deyes, it’s lAove and it took me
It'Ems Sundays out walking thGe mile. The son makes the Dma---A--n.
[Outro]
DI don’t mAind if it’s rEmaining.    AI don’t mind if it’s Dhot.
I don’t mAind what you’re Emthinking.A  
and I don’t mind if you’re Dnot.

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Cold To See Clear

by Nada Surf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cold To See Clear, Nada Surf

(Capo on 2nd fret)

**Note: the song can be played with the chords in their standard fingering patterns and

it will sound fine.

But to play more faithfully to the original (the way Matthew Caws plays it), the

fingering patterns for the

three chords in the Intro, Verse, and Outro can be played as:

D A Em

e|---0---------0---------0-------|

B|---7---------5---------8-------|

G|---0---------0---------0-------|

D|---7---------7---------9-------|

A|---5---------0---------7-------|

E|-----------------------0-------|

[Intro]

D A Em A D

Clothes make the man. The house makes the heart,

A Em

don’t get me started about how hard it is

D A Em

to start or stay on track, or don’t dream,

D A Em

or do whether you want, or want not to.

[Chorus]

G D A Em G

What I arrived to, the radio took me, the radio radio made me.

D A Em

What can I do but dre--------am?

G D A Em G

What can we do, but listen to stories, wretched or glorious?

D A

Is it me and you in other sce-------nes?

[Verse]

D A Em A D

I don’t mind if it’s raining. I don’t mind if it’s hot.

A Em A

I don’t mind what you’re thinking.

and I don’t mind if you’re not.

short interlude/bridge to chorus: D A Em A

[Chorus]

G D A Em G

What I arrived to, the airwaves they took me, the radio radio made me.

D A Em

What can I do but dre--------am?

G D A Em G

What can we do, but listen to stories, wretched or glorious?

D A G

Is it me and you in other sce-----nes?

D A

Where I found my eyes, it’s loving that took me

Em G D A

It's Sundays out walking the mile. The son makes the ma----n.

[Bridge]

A Em

A little cold to see clear.

A Em D

A little cold to see cle-------------ar.

A Em

Cold to see clear.

A Em

A little cold to see clear.

A Em D

A little cold to see cle-------------ar.

[Chorus]

G D A Em G

What I arrived to, the airwaves they took me, the radio radio makes me.

D A Em

What else can I do but dre-------am?

G D A Em G

What can we do, but listen to stories, wretched or glorious?

D A G

Is it me and you in other sce-----nes?

D A

Where I found my eyes, it’s love and it took me

Em G D A

It's Sundays out walking the mile. The son makes the ma-----n.

[Outro]

D A Em A D

I don’t mind if it’s raining. I don’t mind if it’s hot.

A Em A

I don’t mind what you’re thinking.

and I don’t mind if you’re not.

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